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FAD Magazine covers contemporary art – News, Exhibitions and Interviews reported on from London

National Gallery : Random Room Roulette #2

Every week Kimberley will attempt to combine her knowledge into contrasting aspects of artistic studies: History of Art and Contemporary Art and Theory. Her challenge = to pick a room of the National Gallery, London at random and find a painting there, whether it be Gothic, Renaissance, Impressionist or Medieval in style, to analyse using contemporary theory.

National Gallery: Random Room Roulette # 1

Every week Kimberley will attempt to combine her knowledge into contrasting aspects of artistic studies: History of Art and Contemporary Art and Theory. Her challenge = to pick a room of the National Gallery, London at random and find a painting there, whether it be Gothic, Renaissance, Impressionist or Medieval in style, to analyse using contemporary theory.

Review: Sarah Lucas: SITUATION

Racy imagery, tongue-in-cheek euphemisms, feminist interpretations and breath-taking sexualistion of everyday objects in Lucas’ work, is all brought together in a stunning retrospective of her entire collection, enabling “Situation” to bring something to the table for every visitor.

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: “The Happiest Man” review

“The Happiest Man” is in fact a recreation of an installation initially staged at the Jeu de Paume in Paris in 2000. It was chosen to be reinstalled in 2013 by the couple, partly due to its the turmoil the world has found itself in during recent times and partly due to its universality – the desire for a paradise or Utopia has always been a communal one.

Southern Fried: One Night Stand’s fried chicken shop

Calling themselves One Night Stand, the collective’s aim is to communicate with their audience through site specific work by installing it in completely unconventional locations, challenging the way we respond to art. These interventionist exhibitions take place over twenty four hours at a time around various parts of  London, contributing to the collective’s name.

Tim Head ‘The Daily Standard’ at Pure Evil Gallery

The celebrated London artist Tim Head, after successful solo exhibitions in Hamburg and Madrid, and acclaimed group shows globally including BWA Poland, Barcelona, Milan, Sydney and New York, is having his first London solo exhibition with ‘The Daily Standard’ at the world famous East London Pure Evil Gallery.

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